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The Racist Within.

Joseph S Reynoso

    The Psychoanalytic Quarterly
    |March 21, 2022
    PubMed
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    This study explores psychoanalytic methods to understand and disrupt racism by examining unconscious motivations. Recognizing individual psychic attachments to racist ideology is crucial for dismantling systemic racism.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Social Psychology
    • Critical Race Theory

    Background:

    • Racism manifests in various forms, functions, and locations, impacting individuals and groups.
    • Understanding the unconscious motivations driving engagement with racist ideology is essential for disruption.
    • Racism efficiently structures experiences of threat and enjoyment, perpetuating its hold.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To demonstrate a psychoanalytic method for analyzing racism.
    • To highlight the necessity of recognizing unconscious motivations in perpetuating racism.
    • To advocate for interdisciplinary theorizing in understanding racism's complexity.

    Main Methods:

    • Application of a psychoanalytic method to explore racism.
    • Analysis of clinical vignettes to illustrate the method.
    Keywords:
    Unconsciousanti-racistchild psychoanalysischildrencontradictioninternal racismracecraft

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  • Interdisciplinary theoretical approach incorporating psychoanalysis and social psychology.

    • Main Results:

    • Racism's complexity, contradictions, and intractability are illuminated through the psychoanalytic lens.
    • The study identifies unconscious psychic attachments as key to understanding engagement with racist processes.
    • Clinical examples demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary theorizing.

    Conclusions:

    • Disrupting racism requires acknowledging and analyzing unconscious motivations.
    • An individual's psychic attachment to racist ideology must be articulated.
    • Interdisciplinary approaches are vital for a comprehensive understanding of racism's manifestations.